GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. Human Rights Council passed a motion on climate change and human rights on Tuesday after the Marshall Islands withdrew a divisive amendment that called on states to recommit ...
LE BOURGET, France — They barely break the surface of the ocean, but in the U.N. talks on how to stop rising seas and other hazards of a warming planet, small island nations have the moral high ground ...
The Marshall Islands, scattered in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Papua New Guinea, consists of five main islands and 29 atolls — small low-lying islands formed by coral reefs. The total land ...
With China-Taiwan rivalry, China-Western competition, and big carbon emitters at odds with the islands on climate policy, there is plenty of tension to go around. But, for all its space in the ...
Secretary-General António Guterres (fourth from left) poses for a group photo with world leaders in attendance at the UN Ocean Conference. Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider Last week, more than 60 world ...